I'm so excited! Just ordered Christmas ornaments

[MerryBlooms]

We're going with retro to match my mercury glass ornaments I inherited from my mother and grandmother. This will be the first time in my adult life our tree will have a 'theme', and I couldn't be more delighted!

These and 6 other sets, plus their 13.5" finial. http://www.amazon.com/Holiday-Splendor-Reflectors-Christmas-Ornaments/dp/B00NKG81AC/ref=sr_1_2?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1414970192&sr=1-2&keywords=radko+ornaments+christmas



Anyone else remember these type or ornaments?

[snappyturtle]

1. Of course! Aren't they wonderful? I inherited some and found some

excellent ones on ebay.

[MerryBlooms]

3. Oh, I just can't wait.

Congrats on your wonderful ebay finds!

[pinboy3niner]

2. My family had those before they were "retro"

[MerryBlooms]

4. Yes, so did ours, and I inherited those precious little beauties and

I tear up every year when I put them on the tree.

[NJCher]

5. mine too!

I think of them with great fondness.

They are beautiful, MerryBlooms. Lucky you!!



Cher

[MerryBlooms]

14. I remember hours and hours of sitting by the tree with my mom admiring all the ornaments.

She's been gone many years- having some of her ornaments on the tree every year is so special.

[malthaussen]

15. Yep, mine also.

We still have some ornaments that are even older -- some of our glass bulbs date back to even before YOU were born! Fancy that! (It's kind of amazing they didn't all break by now)

-- Mal

[csziggy]

6. Oh, yes - I remember those. Mom still have a few of them left

Unfortunately, it's only a very few. As a child I was fascinated with the ones with the big "dimples" in them. I liked to poke my fingers into those dimples. With my poor depth perception, I'd poke too far and too hard. I poked the middle out of every one of the dimpled ones I could reach.

Maybe I should buy a set of those for Mom to replace the ones I broke when I was little!

[MerryBlooms]

10. On no, lol Well, I'm sure you've been long since forgiven.

I bet your mom would love a box of ornaments for Christmas.

[Arugula Latte]

17. Just wrote a similar post before I read yours. There was something irresistible about those.

[KMOD]

7. I have some of my mother and grandmother's as well. They are beautiful.

[MerryBlooms]

11. Some of mine are looking pretty beat up,

but I still put them up every year.
I think this summer I'll look to see if someone in my area restores them.

[madamesilverspurs]

8. Oooo, memories!

Mom parsed out her decorations when she moved into assisted living. The colors are still rich, although not quite as vivid as they were. My favorites are the ones that still have the original paper hangers; during WWII all metal went to the war effort, so those paper hangers testify to the vintage of those ornaments. Remarkable.

[MerryBlooms]

12. Oh my goodness, the original paper hangers! What a family treasure.

[cyberswede]

9. Love those!

I have many that I accumulated from antique shows & estate sales. I have a few family ornaments, too, including one from around 1900.

I also have a functional set if bubble lights from the 40s. The new "retro" copies don't function the same way.

[MerryBlooms]

13. So cool!

[Arugula Latte]

16. We had a lot of those "indented" kind when I was a kid and I was fascinated by them

I remember accidentally breaking them by putting my thumb through the inside more than once -- couldn't keep my grubby little hands off of them.

[hedgehog]

18. Look around on the net and you can find C7 and C9 sized lights -

and I even bought twinkle bulbs this year! Retailers have both old style bulbs and LED bulbs with C7 and C9 sized covers.

I'm also seeing aluminum trees coming back!

[Tuesday Afternoon]

19. I remember those. My Grandmother had them on her tree.

Lovely, MerryBlooms ... you must post pix when you get your tree up

[trueblue2007]

20. very pretty